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Between January and March 2017, a selection of experienced scholars were surveyed about their views on the standards of teaching and research in their disciplines and in Higher Ed institutions. The responses were used to determined which universities were considered the most prestigious.

The results are as followed: Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University were placed in the top three places, respectively. Followed by the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford tying in the fourth place.

The top 10 universities by reputation

1. Harvard University2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology3. Stanford University4. University of Cambridge4. University of Oxford6. University of California, Berkeley7. Princeton University8. Yale University9. University of Chicago10. California Institute of Technology